In Case You Missed It: It’s Ab Fab, Sweetie Darling!
Eddie Monsoon and Patsy Stone have had a special place in my heart for I don’t know how long. I think perhaps I stumbled across it whilst channel surfing at some point in my teens. Or maybe the planets just aligned and something cosmic and magic happened so that I would purposely accidentally discover the glory that is Ab Fab. Never heard of, you say? I’m sorry.
Absolutely Fabulous has taught me many a valuable lesson, such as the ingredients of a Boli Stoli (Bollinger champagne and Stolichnaya) and Dom & Bom (Dom Perignon and Bombay Sapphire Gin), the benefits of passing out versus falling asleep, and that if you cover yourself in designer labels, you are fabulous by default.
Ab Fab is where I met Eddie, a self-indulgent fashion victim who runs a PR firm and Pats-a stylish, behived slag who is usually responsible for the pairs’ mischief. The two (played by Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, respectively) spend their time boozing and schmoozing amongst London’s fashionable and elite, however welcome into that society they may or may not be. They’ve engaged in their sycophantic, yet some however endearing friendship since childhood. Saffron, Eddie’s daughter, is the super-ego part of the equation, forever disapproving of the two and the constant source of amusement and torture for them. Much of the show’s humor comes from the physical comedy of the duo’s constant drunken or drugged states, as I believe I’ve illustrated beautifully in the videos I chose for all to enjoy.
At this point I need to admit that I was quite offended when I heard about the potential remake of Ab Fab for American television. Well, it appears that all signs are a go on this crapfest and I am not pleased. I’ll be the first to admit I was skeptical about the remake of The Office, and I was completely wrong. But I am not optimistic about this remake, and I can’t imagine many true fans of the show are either. FOX gave the remake a green light, and last I heard, Kristen Johnston (from 3rd Rock) was in talks to play Patsy. It gets worse. Apparently, the drug-using and drinking will be nil, and they will chew fucking nicorette. Really? That’s the whole show. It’s like when Sex & the City airs on TBS, half the content is gone, it becomes (insert cricket noise) & the City. It’s only saving grace is that Saunders (co-creator of the original) is involved in the process.
Fucking blasphemy. Viva la BBC Ab Fab!
Tags: Ab Fab, Absolutely Fabulous, BBC, Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley
